Bel Canto Italiano at Fort Forno

Fort Forno, Bale - Friday, 10.07.2026. 21:00. h

Bel Canto Italiano at Fort Forno features tenor Zoran Tomaić and pianist Sandro Vešligaj in a programme of Italian arias and canzoni.

The concert is part of Bembo Fest and the Day of Austrian Culture in Bale. The repertoire includes works by Scarlatti, Monteverdi, Handel, Tosti, Gastaldon, Gaetano Lama, E. A. Mari, Rodolfo Falvo and Eduardo Di Capua.

Italian vocal music for tenor and piano

Zoran Tomaić and Sandro Vešligaj shape the concert through the direct relationship between voice and piano, without a large ensemble or scenic excess. In that format, text, breath, diction and phrasing become the centre of attention. The repertoire moves from Monteverdi and Scarlatti toward Tosti, Gastaldon and the Neapolitan song, so the evening does not stay in a single stylistic lane: it begins in older Italian vocal writing, touches operatic expression and comes closer to the canzone, where melody is more immediate and easier to carry away.

Concert at Fort Forno

Fort Forno gives the concert an open summer setting, while the focus remains on voice, piano and Italian repertoire. The smaller performing format lets the audience hear details that often disappear in a larger concert: changes of vocal colour, piano transitions, endings of phrases and the quiet between numbers.

Accommodation in Bale

For Bel Canto Italiano at Fort Forno, Bale is about 7 kilometres away, roughly ten minutes by car. Staying in Bale keeps the evening close to the event while giving you a calmer return after the concert: accommodation in Bale.